Jaguar has long bucked the SUV trend, selling just sedans, coupes, and convertibles for decades.
The British brand remained one of the last holdouts from this popular segment, until the introduction of the F-Pace.
Their first effort, indeed, lives up to the "pace" in its name, delivering swift acceleration and cat-like reflexes.

Road Test Results

PerformancePerformance

Acceleration
AccelerationAcceleration tests are conducted on a smooth, flat pavement straightaway at the track. Time, speed, and distance measurements are taken with a precise GPS-based device that’s hooked to a data-logging computer.

/ 5

0 to 60 mph (sec.)
0 to 60 mph (sec.)The time in seconds that a vehicle takes to reach 60 mph from a standstill with the engine idling.

Fuel Economy
Fuel EconomyWe perform our own fuel-economy tests, independent of the government's often-quoted EPA figures and the manufacturers' claims. Using a precise fuel-flow measuring device spliced into the fuel line, we run two separate circuits to represent city and highway consumption.

Front Seat Comfort
Front Seat ComfortOur judgment of how comfortable the front seat is for drivers of various heights.

/ 5

Rear Seat Comfort
Rear Seat ComfortOur judgment of how comfortable the rear seat is for two passengers to sit across.

/ 5

Interior Fit and Finish
Interior Fit and FinishAn expert evaluation of the interior quality and craftsmanship.

/ 5

Trunk/Cargo Area
Trunk/Cargo AreaOur rating is based on the amount of luggage or cargo space that a vehicle has in the trunk or cargo area.

/ 5

Owner Reports

Worse
Better

Reliability History
Reliability HistoryThe reliability charts are based on responses on hundreds of thousands of vehicles from our latest Annual Auto Survey. Consumer Reports subscribers reported on any serious problems they had with their vehicles during the past 12 months that they considered serious because of cost, failure, safety, or downtime, in any of the trouble spots included in the table below. The results are presented relative to the average model that year. Extra weight is given to the more serious areas such as major engine or transmission problems. Based on this data and further analysis, we predict reliability for the latest year. N/A indicates that we did not receive a large enough sample size to provide data for a specific year. An X indicates that the vehicle was not manufactured for a specific year.
Reliability History
Reliability HistoryThe reliability charts are based on responses on hundreds of thousands of vehicles from our latest Annual Auto Survey. Consumer Reports subscribers reported on any serious problems they had with their vehicles during the past 12 months that they considered serious because of cost, failure, safety, or downtime, in any of the trouble spots included in the table below. The results are presented relative to the average model that year. Extra weight is given to the more serious areas such as major engine or transmission problems. Based on this data and further analysis, we predict reliability for the latest year. N/A indicates that we did not receive a large enough sample size to provide data for a specific year. An X indicates that the vehicle was not manufactured for a specific year.

Owner Satisfaction
Owner SatisfactionTo learn about satisfaction, CR has collected survey data from our annual survey on more than half a million vehicles. Our subscribers provide great insights into their satisfaction by answering one simple question: If they had it to do all over again, would they definitely buy or lease the same model? In addition, respondents also rate their cars in six categories: driving experience, comfort, value, styling, audio, and climate systems. N/A indicates that we did not receive a large enough sample size to provide data for a specific year. An X indicates that the vehicle was not manufactured for a specific year.
Owner Satisfaction
Owner SatisfactionTo learn about satisfaction, CR has collected survey data from our annual survey on more than half a million vehicles. Our subscribers provide great insights into their satisfaction by answering one simple question: If they had it to do all over again, would they definitely buy or lease the same model? In addition, respondents also rate their cars in six categories: driving experience, comfort, value, styling, audio, and climate systems. N/A indicates that we did not receive a large enough sample size to provide data for a specific year. An X indicates that the vehicle was not manufactured for a specific year.

Jaguar has long bucked the SUV trend, selling just sedans, coupes, and convertibles for decades. The British brand remained one of the last holdouts from this popular segment, until the introduction of the F-Pace.

Their first effort, indeed, lives up to the "pace" in its name, delivering swift acceleration and cat-like reflexes. But don't expect typical Jaguar grace; the stiff ride, cut-rate interior ambience, droning exhaust note, and inferior infotainment system combine to make the F-Pace feel more adolescent than accomplished.

Seating

2 front, 3 rear

Drive Wheels

AWD

Warranty

In most cases, automotive warranties are based on the vehicle identification
number (VIN), and the warranty will be valid regardless of ownership. The dealership
can tell you exactly how much warranty is left.

What Owners Say

Display screen freezes up

“The infotainment system crashes and either freezes until you stop and restart the engine or will crash and reboot from time too time. When it operates it is great but the crash have been irritating. The dealer has one try to fix it and it still is an issue”

“This is my second FPace as the first one was replaced The info screen would freeze randomly then reboot at any given time As the couldn't fix it they replaced car Second has had this happen a couple of times but software download fixed it”

“Jaguar apps, in particular the spotify app is full of software glitches. It does not connect to the phone consistently, it takes multiple attempts to get it to work if you able to get it to work at all, so called software updates from the dealer did nothing to resolve the problem, when playing music via bluetooth it does not connect consistently and quickly”

Anonymous, FL
(2017 Jaguar F-Pace S 3.0-L V6 supercharged)

“Needed several software updates which normally takes at least one day”

What Owners Say

Transmission rebuild or replacement

“The front differential bearing is defective and leaks fluid. Car is two months old. Jaguar is replacing front differential with new style bearing that manufacture says repairs problem permanently. Work is being done in two days. We will take Jag on 4500 mile cross country trip this Saturday May 6”